An organ donor infected four transplant patients with the AIDS virus in what a donor group says is the first such transmission in the U.S. in 13 years.

How can this happen?

Tests on the donor for HIV, hepatitis and other conditions came back negative, most likely because the donor had acquired the infections in the last three weeks before death. Personal details about the donor were not released by medical official officials, who cited privacy laws.

“Western Carolina University head football coach Kent Briggs will be relieved of coaching responsibilities and assigned to another university position following WCU’s football game with Furman University on Saturday, November 17.

They don't waste any time with this kind of stuff. Of course, getting 79 points hung on you and experiencing your 18th straight Division I loss will leave a bitter taste in your mouth. See ya Briggs.

Most of the usual suspects from past years are on this list. Good to see the Delaware Blue Hens on the list. ASU sitting at 6 says good things for our program and system - of course, when the playoffs start, this thing goes out the window and the winners stay standing.

The Crimson Tide have already coughed up an elephant-esque contract to football coach Nick Saban, so expanding the budget for a new mascot shouldn't be out of the question, right? So it would seem.

During a joint session between the First Year Council and the SGA Senate, the two bodies passed a resolution that will research bringing a live elephant to campus during football games to add school spirit.

Does having a live elephant, a gigantic beast, capable of incredible feats of strength, on the sideline, near players and coaches and within short distance of the crowd, seem like asking for trouble to anyone else ?